NSCA member Candice Odgers is cited in Forbes explaining that research suggests broader societal challenges may have a more significant impact on teen wellbeing than social media. The article proposes that social media companies can help support positive mental health in teens by giving platform users more choices, providing evidence-based supports, and creating approachable solutions.
“The evidence linking sleep and mental health is a lot tighter, more causal, than the evidence for social media and mental health,” Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni explains in a new Associated Press article about the importance of promoting healthy sleep during adolescence.
NSCA member Rhonda Boyd is quoted in CNN discussing factors that might be delaying adolescents from getting a driver’s license. “Be aware of the possibility that a delay in these milestones could be due to an untreated mental health condition and seek out resources for your teen if you think that may be the case,” says Boyd.
